Master in Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Lisbon, Portugal
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
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TUITION FEES
EUR 567 / per month **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* June 24 - 3rd phase of applications
** international students
Key Summary
Introduction
The Specialization in Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship offers an advanced and specialized base training in various areas and strategic social issues, focused on social innovation that enhances the training of professionals able to respond effectively to new social challenges.
It features a laboratory component and is underpinned by partnerships with third-sector organizations, both public and private entities engaged in developing innovation processes and products in the social area, in which students are acquainted with social innovation processes both in terms of objectives and of the means used (products, services, models), that seek to meet social needs while creating new relationships and collaborations.
This program has been lauded for its high scientific quality and combines solid theoretical training with the application of knowledge in concrete cases, enhancing the autonomy of students in terms of the development of professional projects as well as scientific research.
Awards and Partnerships
To maintain a dynamic relationship with the market, focused on acquiring knowledge and developing professional skills, the Master's Degree in Communication Studies runs a range of different partnerships with public and private organizations.
Through those partnerships, the Faculty of Human Sciences can reward students attaining high academic performance levels with awards and internships.
Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP)
- Internships and field work.
OCI - Observatory of Internal Communication and Corporate Identity
- "Best Academic Work FCH-UCP" provides public appreciation and recognition of an academic study on internal communication, corporate identity, and branding.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
In order to maintain a dynamic relationship with the market, focused on acquiring knowledge and developing professional skills, the Master's program runs a range of different partnerships with public and private organizations.
For detailed information, please visit our website.
Curriculum
1st Year
1st Semester
- Contemporary Societal Transformations and Challenges
- Social Work: Debates and Current Perspectives
- Social Innovation Laboratory I
- Sustainability and Social Business Model
- Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship
2nd Semester
- Inequalities, Vulnerability and Social Exclusion in Contemporary Societies
- Public Policy Analysis
- Social Innovation Laboratory II
- Innovation Management
- Social Impact Analysis
2nd Year
3rd Semester
- Dissertation/Project
4th Semester
- Dissertation/Project
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
The professional opportunities associated with the specialization in Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Social Economy are:
- Social responsibility departments;
- Service Coordination Departments, intervention programs, and projects;
- Social intervention teams within social organizations;
- Social Intervention departments and services;
- Consulting activity in the conception and evaluation of social projects;
- Research Projects
Student Testimonials
Why study at CATOLICA - Faculty of Human Sciences
Seeking to prepare competent and integral professionals, the Católica-Human Sciences Master's Degree students may draw upon a vast reputation and track record duly reflected in the high levels of employability of its students. Three of our MA Programs are ranked among the very best in the world in the fields of Arts Management, Communication Sciences, and Marketing.
With curricular options emerging from the vanguard of scientific research while tailored to the realities of the business world, the Faculty of Human Sciences presents a solid and diversified range of Master’s Degree programs.
The Católica-Human Sciences programs also draw upon a highly qualified teaching staff, including renowned international speakers with internationalization further encouraged through student exchanges and inclusion into European research networks.
Our Master’s Degrees constitute specialist options of excellence, preparing students to develop the reflective thinking necessary to becoming high-quality professionals, with ethical training, and under the care of high-profile researchers and professors.
Additionally, Católica-Human Sciences students gain access to a very broad range of partnerships and internships for the benefit of their curricular and extra-curricular activities.
Program Admission Requirements
Demonstrate your commitment and readiness to succeed in business school by taking the GMAT exam – the most widely used exam for admissions that measures your critical thinking and reasoning skills.
Download the GMAT mini quiz to get a flavour of the questions you’ll find in the exam.